Islam, democracy and capitalism - In Turkey

Описание: For decades prosperity was reserved to Turks with a Western lifestyle: an old elite who lives in Istanbul and along the Turkish coast. But times have changed: a middle class of strict Muslim believers is advancing, not only in business but also in politics. Anatolia is the source of that success: here are many of the faithful and hardworking Turks who brought the ruling AK Party of Prime Minister Erdogan to power nine years ago. They prove that Islam, democracy and capitalism are not opposite to each other, but not everyone feels equally easy about this revolution. A journey from the conservative town Konya to Antalya: the habitat of the old money.

Original title: The land of God and Gucci

In this seven-part series Bram Vermeulen travels through Turkey - From Istanbul to the sparsely populated mountains in the east; from the closed borders of Armenia to the open southern borders shared with neighboring Arab countries - observing the rapid changes in a country that has a renewed fresh confidence.

In Turkey, was awarded the Special Award Discourse and Politics at the Erasmus EuroMedia Awards 2011 in Vienna.
Produced by VPRO, The Netherlands
Presentation: Bram Vermeulen
Direction/Editor in Chief: Stefanie de Brouwer, Doke Romeijn
Camera: Erik van Empel, Jackó van 't Hof
Sound: Bert van den Dungen, Rik Meier
Research: Yilmaz Akinci, Mahmut Kaya, Emran Küçük, Somnur Vardar
Production: Judith van den Berg
Editing: Matthieu Hes en Obbe Verwer
Colour correction: Gerhard van der Beek
Sound Mix: Rob Dul
Music: Wouter van Bemmel
translation: Emran Küçük, Halil Ozpamuk, Fatih Yüksel, Nian Bakal, Beriwan Khalil
Special thanks to: Alex Booy, Huibert Boon

© VPRO First publication: 8 may 2011
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